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Post by cariad23 on Jul 4, 2022 4:25:20 GMT
Later walked back from Byzantium popped into villa Maria to meet Dennis at last, had a nice chat and drink in the shade. Villa Maria looks very nice small and quiet wish we could have got in here. We were still so full from lovely meal at Byzantium at 3pm couldn’t eat another meal last night. Made a small oregano crisp sandwich bliss and shared a baklava bought from shop by varela day before. This was the best baklava ever dripping in honey layer of nuts even husband liked it and he’s not a cake fan other than my Victoria sponge and he can make fantastic welsh cakes. Couple glasses rose early night mozzie divebombing us for a while. Don’t know whether to try asselinos bus today or go to swell bar and beach there, decisions decisions
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Post by dennisn on Jul 4, 2022 5:19:48 GMT
Well, I’d absolutely LOVE your Victoria sponge if you were standing next to me with a shotgun! I’d even ask for seconds!
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Post by cariad23 on Jul 4, 2022 6:59:47 GMT
Mozzy tip Dennis put bathroom light on leave bathroom door open a crack mozzies decamp there and leave bedroom
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Post by katet on Jul 4, 2022 8:34:55 GMT
Great tip, Cariad ... but what if you need the loo in the night? You'd get munched to pieces, being a total captive whilst on the throne!!! 😱
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Post by katet on Jul 4, 2022 8:37:14 GMT
Hope you try the Aselinos bus ... but also hope you get to Swell at some point. Am there in September for the first time and noticed that you've also stayed in the past. Really looking forwards to a week of chilling in that lovely garden.
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Post by kevb on Jul 4, 2022 8:53:13 GMT
I've posted the Aselinos bus timetable in the buses thread in general discussion section if its any use for anyone.
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Post by cariad23 on Jul 4, 2022 13:47:34 GMT
Today decided to try Asselinos bus service,11 o clock bus from outside cake shop next to varelli . 2 euros we were only passengers very comfortable air conditioned little bus. Two sunbeds 10 euro nice breeze made it comfortable heat. Didn’t like the sea there as large swell created by wind and difficult getting out as sand shingle keeps moving under you. Caught bus back 4-15 asked driver if could drop us at morfia when went by, he didn’t speak any English but held phone up for us to talk into and it translated it for him. So we were dropped right outside saving us about 500 yard walk. Glad we tried it but no wish to return. Thought would have dip in pool when we got back pool full with loud mouthed parents of screaming kids throwing balls round hogging whole pool. Nicknamed them the Benidorm bunch .
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Post by cariad23 on Jul 4, 2022 13:57:21 GMT
Forgot to say bus stops about 200 yds from beach where he can turn easily so expect short walk.
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Post by dennisn on Jul 4, 2022 14:15:37 GMT
Thanks Cariad, but we don’t need a mozzie magnetic idea - we’ve only had 2, I killed one and the other escaped me without biting us - maybe it was a boy one, I’m told only the females eat people.
Benidorm Bunch sounds sickening. Seems you only hear a racket if you’re listening to it as opposed to making it, when you don’t hear a thing! We’ve spent all day in our pool today entirely on our own. There were others who had a dip, but not at the same time. Total hush.
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Post by *Di* on Jul 4, 2022 15:20:48 GMT
It’s a shame about the noisy ones at Morfia.. I suppose we can drop on those type anywhere. Dennis will remember when we stayed at Villa Maria there was a woman who was from nearby village to us that was quite loud and she did annoy me! Have you tried the food at Ratatouille Cariad? We like having a drink in the bar area too afterwards. The main reason we didnt stay there again even though our room was in the old part nearer to the bar was I was afraid of being put in one of the high floor rooms and my knee wouldnt have fared well at all.. loved Villa Maria too indeed just like to have drinks of an evening when back to base hence us decamping now to Boudouriani around the corner, will always visit Ratatouille though and Morfia always remembers us. I do hope you get some quieter times and really enjoy your stay 🙂
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Post by cariad23 on Jul 4, 2022 17:26:08 GMT
We e mailed before we went and said husband had bad knee couldn’t do cardiac hill we are in new block very nice large rooms just total morans above with wingiest child in world
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Post by *Di* on Jul 4, 2022 17:30:30 GMT
We e mailed before we went and said husband had bad knee couldn’t do cardiac hill we are in new block very nice large rooms just total morans above with wingiest child in world I was telling hubby all about you earlier.. he was mad for you saying he would speak to Morfia etc.. I said but what can they do?? Ask people to think of other guests holiday enjoyment not just their own the selfish sods he replied!! 😤👍🏻
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Post by dennisn on Jul 4, 2022 18:01:08 GMT
Easier said than done, Di hubby. What’s the Greek for selfish and sods? Yes, we remember the loud woman and you asking if she’d be there next year and switching to Boudouriani anyway just to be sure.
I wonder does anyone have a solution to the towel idiots? It doesn’t affect us as we don’t want pool all day beds. I say all day, but of course I’m thinking of those who go out early, towel some beds and go off again, leaving those beds reserved for several hours, no doubt somebody else wanted beds just for those few hours. Or even leave towels there overnight! We have them here too - a pair of beds were towelled and remained unused for over three hours and we know another couple who will do the same in September with two beds, a couple of chairs, lilo and inflated huge ring in the pool. Epithet deleted selfish epithet deleted!
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Post by cariad23 on Jul 4, 2022 19:34:08 GMT
Hi Di morfia not interested said it’s s family hotel and children really all the time drag furniture round early morning throw marbles round. Trying to chat to lovely next door couple this morning 9am had to give up constant screeching of chaos on balcony above, they’ve bought ear plugs since arrived because they can hear people above us in their room they left the pool this afternoon because couldn’t swim because those idiots throwing ball around all round pool loud shouting they left said glad they are going home tomorrow.
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Post by katet on Jul 4, 2022 22:00:39 GMT
What a shame Cariad ☹️ … I had a bit of that the first few nights at Myrtia, only it was teenagers rampaging about at one in the morning. They were in the room above me and the parents seemed oblivious - think they had passed out from excess alcohol around midnight. (A bit judgmental of me, but I saw them staggering back a couple of times!)
Another reason why I prefer town … you don’t get as many families. Am I being miserable?
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